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Chapter 14 Part 1

Even So, I Will Walk Together With The Power of This Blessing That I Never Wanted

 

…We continued wiping out the monsters on the first floor after that.

I can feel the awkwardness only by looking at Sybilla’s side profile as our exchange has become less and less since our last conversation.

 

But even so, she’s still calmly defeating the monsters one after another.

And it looks like Sybilla also possesses a considerable amount of magic power since I haven’t seen any sign she’s running out of it so far.

I had also memorized certain branching paths while defeating the monsters in our way.

 

「…..Ah.」

 

「Wha-What is it?」

 

Sybilla reacts greatly hearing me speaking for the first time in a while.

I stomp on the goblin’s head that rolls at my feet and tell her what just happened with a sigh.

 

「I reached Level 8. I learned it just now.」

 

「Eh?」

 

「《Cure Link》」

 

My body glows for a moment, and then a gust of wind blows over me and Sybilla.

Obviously, nothing happens. Since neither Sybilla nor I have been exposed to any poison since earlier.

There’s also no change in our physical condition.

 

「…As I thought, it’s plain. This magic.」

 

「……」

 

Sybilla was pointing at me with her mouth wide open.

I can tell that she must be surprised, but……

 

「N-No way… to think that something like Cure Link actually existed…!」

 

「Didn’t you say it yourself earlier? Since I learned Extra Heal Link, there should be the same magic for Cure which is a lower magic than Extra Heal.」

 

「Listen here, you! Having both party-wide healing magic for physical injuries and party-wide cure magic for abnormal status is a game changer you know!? Don’t you understand? If a pure “Cure”, which is the highest form of cure magic to remove status abnormalities can be cast on multiple people at once, it has the potential to turn the tides of battle in your favor!」

 

Sybilla suddenly began to ramble, but there was one word she said that caught my attention.

 

「What’s a pure “Cure”?」

 

「You see, Priests learn various kinds of cure magic. After learning Palsi Cure, which removes paralysis, Hypno Cure, which removes hypnosis, and Poison Cure, which cures poison, they will finally be able to learn pure “Cure”. This is a wall that a healing mage must overcome at level 10. Simultaneously, once they reach level 10, they will earn the right to receive donations and make a living out of it.」

 

As I nodded my head at her explanation, I tried to recall the order of every magic I learned so far.

 

「Then… all those the magic that I didn’t learn…」

 

「Just as I’ve told you, it means you don’t have to learn it. Because you can just use Cure and all your problems with abnormal status would go away.」

 

「Then, what about the Stamina Charge you said earlier?」

 

「All of that is already covered with your Heal or Cure instead, I think? Just think about it, normally mages like us walking around in a dungeon with such bad footing would have messed up our feet by now, right?」

 

Now that she mentioned it… I don’t really feel tired ever since I kept casting Heal.

 

「In a way, it’s much stronger than strengthening magic. Because this means you won’t get tired even in long battles.」

 

「Is that so?」

 

「I guess no one in your previous party, including you noticed this.」

 

Just as I’m slowly realizing the real capabilities of my magic, Sybilla approaches me with a serious look on her face.

 

Sybilla walks up beside me and swings her right hand down, hitting my back with quite a force.

I unintentionally let out a pained groan as the shock rippled through my entire body.

It was as if she did it to clear out my cloudy mind.

 

……Well, it’s not that I don’t understand your feelings and desire, but… If you ask me, I think you should be a little more proud of your own abilities.

 

「……」

 

「”Link” skills, you see, will apply to everyone you recognize as allies. Sure, it might be hard to tell the effect on the upper floors where you don’t get injured often, but it’s still a skill that you can use everywhere.」

 

「Everywhere? What do you mean?」

 

「If I had to give an extreme example, you can use it in 『a castle town that has been infected with a disease』. As long as you have enough magic power, you can cure everyone from such a national crisis with just a single use of magic.」

 

「Something like that….」

 

「I also just realized that it could be the origin behind 『The Legend of Saintess, The Prayer to the Goddess Chapter』, where she saved a village. 」

 

The Legend of the Saintess, The Prayer to the Goddess Chapter.

It is one of the stories of the Legendary Saintess’ activity where, the Saintess who was full of compassion, dispelled the demon-infested miasma that enveloped a certain village by praying to the Goddess.

 

The prayers of a kind-hearted and compassionate Saintess were answered by the Goddess and the disease was dispelled in an instant, curing all the villagers in the same day.

But in exchange for that miracle, the Saintess was bedridden for a few days——.

 

「——Or so the story goes, but I bet what actually happened was that she just used Cure Link to the entire village in secret and ended up bedridden because she ran out of magic power. What the heck with “the Goddess answered my prayers”? She must be one hell of a Saintess who only cares about fame and honor while keeping this hidden from the people.」

 

Ahh… I see.

If I learned it at level 8, it wouldn’t be surprising if the former Saintess could use it without chanting since she has a higher level than me.

 

And the Saintess hid the very fact that she had used healing magic from the public.

How unbelievable… if this fact were to be revealed, wouldn’t the foundation of the image of the legendary Saintess crumble?